Hotel investors expect more deal opportunities this year
The higher cost of capital has slowed the pace of U.S. hotel deals over the past year, but new factors coming into play soon could spur more activity
During a panel on the transactions environment at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit, hotel industry executives spoke about who they think will be active buyers and sellers and what will help drive more deals.
Key takeaways
- There are three main categories of hotel buyers: the real estate investment trusts, private equity funds and high-net-worth individuals and private companies;
- Last year, the REITs and private equity funds mostly took a step back, but now they’re starting to come back. The high-net-worth buyers are also interested;
- Last year there must have been more broken deals than ever, and only about 10% of all deals marketed actually traded.
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